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2struct request documentation
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4Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com> 27/05/02
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7Index
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92.0 Struct request members classification
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11	2.1 struct request members explanation
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17Short explanation of request members
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19Classification flags:
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21	D	driver member
22	B	block layer member
23	I	I/O scheduler member
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25Unless an entry contains a D classification, a device driver must not access
26this member. Some members may contain D classifications, but should only be
27access through certain macros or functions (eg ->flags).
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29<linux/blkdev.h>
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32Member				Flag	Comment
33------				----	-------
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35struct list_head queuelist	BI	Organization on various internal
36					queues
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38void *elevator_private		I	I/O scheduler private data
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40unsigned char cmd[16]		D	Driver can use this for setting up
41					a cdb before execution, see
42					blk_queue_prep_rq
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44unsigned long flags		DBI	Contains info about data direction,
45					request type, etc.
46
47int rq_status			D	Request status bits
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49kdev_t rq_dev			DBI	Target device
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51int errors			DB	Error counts
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53sector_t sector			DBI	Target location
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55unsigned long hard_nr_sectors	B	Used to keep sector sane
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57unsigned long nr_sectors	DBI	Total number of sectors in request
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59unsigned long hard_nr_sectors	B	Used to keep nr_sectors sane
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61unsigned short nr_phys_segments	DB	Number of physical scatter gather
62					segments in a request
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64unsigned short nr_hw_segments	DB	Number of hardware scatter gather
65					segments in a request
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67unsigned int current_nr_sectors	DB	Number of sectors in first segment
68					of request
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70unsigned int hard_cur_sectors	B	Used to keep current_nr_sectors sane
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72int tag				DB	TCQ tag, if assigned
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74void *special			D	Free to be used by driver
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76char *buffer			D	Map of first segment, also see
77					section on bouncing SECTION
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79struct completion *waiting	D	Can be used by driver to get signalled
80					on request completion
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82struct bio *bio			DBI	First bio in request
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84struct bio *biotail		DBI	Last bio in request
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86struct request_queue *q		DB	Request queue this request belongs to
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88struct request_list *rl		B	Request list this request came from
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